Eric Chavez
| Eric Chavez | |||
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Chavez with the New York Yankees
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: December 7, 1977 Los Angeles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1998, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 8, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .268 | ||
| Home runs | 260 | ||
| Runs batted in | 902 | ||
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Eric Cesar Chavez (born December 7, 1977) is a Mexican American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2010), New York Yankees (2011–2012), and Arizona Diamondbacks (2013–2014). Chavez is a special assistant with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
During his playing career, Chavez won six Gold Glove Awards (2001–2006) and a Silver Slugger Award (2002).
Chavez's high school success was such that in the 1996 Major League Baseball draft, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the first round as the tenth pick. Chavez eventually chose a professional baseball career over a full scholarship at the University of Southern California (USC), signing with the Athletics on August 27, 1996. His time in the minor leagues was relatively short, lasting just under two seasons. He spent the 1997 season playing for the Visalia Oaks, the Single-A team in the Athletics' farm system. He played 134 games, all at third base, and hit .271 with 18 home runs and 100 RBI. Before the start of the 1998 season, Chavez was promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars. After 88 games, he had a batting average of .328, 28 home runs, 86 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, and a triple. His efforts caused him to be promoted to the Edmonton Trappers, where in 47 games he hit 11 home runs and had a .325 batting average. When Edmonton's season finished up on September 8, 1998, he was called up to the major leagues. He finished his minor league career by being named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America, as well as earning the J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the Topps/NAPBL Minor League Player of the Year.
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